C R Y D E R P O I N T 10 MAY Come Memorial Day, Cryder Point’s pool is getting a Warman is something of City public school swim circuit. He is perhaps most proud of his perfect 66- 0 swim meet record at Bayside High in the early 2000s. A life-long phys ed teacher in the city system, he graduated five years ago to the prestigious Bronx High School of Science, where he is just finishing the term. He promises three certified lifeguards on duty at all times -- morning and afternoon. And he runs a tight ship. With the change in management comes a change at the gate, says Steve. Starting this year -- the pool season runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day -- is a sign-up sheet. So that the management can keep track of the pool use, he explains, residents will be asked to sign in at the gate. That way, he can track how the pool and its facilities are being used -- when things are busy and how residents are using the pool. Nothing off the deep end, just a better way for us to see if the water is fine. new manager. “Forget about what you’re used to,” says Steve Warman, “you’re going to have a good summer.” Warman, a distinguished high-school swim coach who turns to pool management when school is out, knows from good summers. He has spent the previous 47 summers running pools for resorts, country clubs and communities (including nextdoor Le Havre in the 1970s) in and around New York. He will head a staff of 11 -- eight lifeguards and three attendants -- this season. “I’m just happy being in these places” every summer, he says. a legend on the New York Steve Warman 10 CRYDER POINT COURIER | MAY 2014 | WWW.QUEENSCOURIER.COM
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